INEC Declared 22 Of The 29 States Where Governorship Election Held
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in 22 of the 29 states where governorship elections were held last Saturday.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) 13 won by candidates, leaving the rest for the 9 states for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
INEC declared six states governorship polls inconclusive due to violence and cancellation of votes which were higher than the difference between the two leading candidates in each of the states. while the electoral process in Rivers State was undergoing review by the electoral umpire.
The states where the INEC will organise supplementary elections are: Sokoto, Bauchi, Adamawa, Plateau, Benue and Kano.
All but one of the states so far won by the opposition party are in the Southeast and the Southsouth. Only two of the elected governors are coming into office afresh.
The seven incumbent governors who have been declared governors-elect are: Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Ben Ayade (Cross River); David Umahi (Ebonyi); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta); Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Dairus Ishaku (Taraba).
The two new PDP governors are Emeka Ihedioha and Seyi Makinde of Imo and Oyo states. The duo dislodged the APC administration that held the forte in the states for eight years.
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